Belgrade

[ bel-greyd, -grahd, -grad, bel-greyd, -grahd, -grad ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Serbia, at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers.

Belgrade

/ bɛlˈɡreɪd; ˈbɛlɡreɪd /

noun

1. the capital of Serbia, in the E part at the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers: became the capital of Serbia in 1878, of Yugoslavia in 1929, and later of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). Pop: 1 280 639 (2002) Serbian nameBeograd

Belgrade

1. Capital of the former Yugoslavia and of the Yugoslavian republic of Serbia, located on the Danube River ; a commercial, industrial, political, and cultural center. The city was bombed during the Kosovo War .

Example Sentences

A 14-year-old boy who killed nine children and a security guard in a mass shooting at a school in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, last year has given evidence at his parents' trial behind closed doors.

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He was arrested when he flew into Belgrade last October, on an international arrest warrant issued by Belarus for alleged tax evasion.

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He recently had a heart attack and requires prescription medication, which his family have delivered to him on prison visits to Belgrade.

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He left at half-time, with the score 0-0, ahead of his performance in Belgrade.

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Thousands of people in Serbia have protested in Belgrade against plans to mine one of Europe's largest deposits of lithium - a crucial raw material for electric car batteries.

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